Concerto no. 5 "Emperor" / Piano Sonata no. 28

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Hélène Grimaud & Staatskapelle Dresden & Vladimir Mikhailovich Jurowski

This album is a classical release by Ludwig van Beethoven presenting a piano concerto composed in 1809 alongside a piano sonata composed in 1816. Musically, it spans Beethoven's middle to early late periods, juxtaposing expansive, virtuosic orchestral dialogue and solo writing in the concerto with the sonata's more compact, harmonically adventurous and introspective language that points toward his later style.
First released: 3rd September 2007

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto no. 5, op. 73: I. Allegro
    20:09
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 5, op. 73: II. Adagio un poco mosso
    8:05
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 5, op. 73: III. Rondo. Allegro
    10:08
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 28, op. 101: I. Allegretto, ma non troppo
    4:11
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 28, op. 101: II. Vivace alla Marcia
    5:59
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 28, op. 101: III. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
    3:21
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 28, op. 101: IV. Allegro
    7:27

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